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Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart features

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Is there any kind of “hook up” on wholesale large dumb displays? I know I’m preaching to the choir, but I just want a giant dumb display from my Apple TV. I vaguely remember someone posting a link to tvs restaurants use but I don’t remember exactly what or if it was what I’m looking for. (Sorry, being lazy here)

Skim through B&H and you'll find commercial displays but also various other display formats that are sufficiently stupid.

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#152

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It won't be "just a screen" for much longer if people continue paying for TVs that do this bullshit.

IDK. People are always going to want to connect game consoles, computers, etc to big screens without a lot of fuss.

If people spent a small amount of fuss to make sure they never paid for an ad-ridden spyware OS just to fulfill their "takes a few HDMI in" requirements, then we wouldn't be struggling with ad-ridden spyware OS TVs now.

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#153

I never connect my smart TVs to the network, I just plug in my Apple TV and move on. It's frustrating because it takes longer to turn these devices on than it should because of all the additional overhead I don't want or need. I wish someone would make a painless gadget to flash the software with dumber software that loads instantly.

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Is there any kind of “hook up” on wholesale large dumb displays? I know I’m preaching to the choir, but I just want a giant dumb display from my Apple TV. I vaguely remember someone posting a link to tvs restaurants use but I don’t remember exactly what or if it was what I’m looking for. (Sorry, being lazy here)

Look for used 'Digital Signage' or 'Commercial' displays. They usually have dumb firmware and the same panels as retail models.

Yeah, if you want a TV that looks terrible. They usually have terrible response times and focus on nits at all costs. Try watching anything HDR on a display panel.

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#157

2040: a $30k neural interface becomes available. 2042: a $20 budget neural version hits the market but requires the user to watch a 15s ad every 5 minutes.

If the neural interface can filter other ads, that frequency would be a reduction for many people.

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Re: Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart features

#158

2040: a $30k neural interface becomes available. 2042: a $20 budget neural version hits the market but requires the user to watch a 15s ad every 5 minutes.

If the neural interface can filter other ads, that frequency would be a reduction for many people.

NeuraLink a year later: "Help your ad bubble to the top! Our BlueCheck ad partnership plan bypasses our filters for the paltry sum of 10% of conversion revenues!"

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This has been a thing for years, and so much so, that there's an entire TV with a dedicated second screen that shows you ads underneath your main screen: https://www.telly.com

Wow. I guess I'm surprised it took this long for banner ads to reach TVs. I think I have my next startup idea: a physical ad blocker for this thing. We could even have multiple styles: yellow sticky note, duct tape, painters tape. And if you want cheaper ones, we can print our own ads on your ad blocker!

"ERROR: PLEASE REMOVE AD BLOCKER TO CONTINUE VIEWING."

"TO RESUME PLAYBACK, PLEASE STAND UP AND SHOUT THE NAME OF THE BRAND ON THE LOWER SCREEN"

"THANK YOU. PURSUANT TO YOUR CONTRACT WITH US, A VIDEO OF YOUR PROMOTIONAL ENDORSEMENT WILL BE POSTED TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS"

Re: Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart features

#160

Is there any kind of “hook up” on wholesale large dumb displays? I know I’m preaching to the choir, but I just want a giant dumb display from my Apple TV. I vaguely remember someone posting a link to tvs restaurants use but I don’t remember exactly what or if it was what I’m looking for. (Sorry, being lazy here)

Dell has the P5525QC, a 4K 55 inch screen. Here in Denmark they sell it for 8846 DKK (~$1300 USD). I use a predecessor with my Apple TV and it works great.

Link: https://www.dell.com/da-dk/shop/dell-55-4k-sk%C3%A6rm-til-m%...

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